Joe Cunnane
Encyclopedia
Big Joe Cunnane is a former Gaelic football
er and Australian rules football
er
on the Ireland national Australian rules football team which won the 2002 Australian Football International Cup
and was top scorer in the 2001 Atlantic Alliance Cup
when playing at Full Forward. He again operated in the Forward line in the 2008 Australian Football International Cup
, reaching the semi finals. He returned with the team for a third time to help them reclaim the 2011 Australian Football International Cup
title. Joe has also represented Victoria
in the Australasian GAA Championships. He is the teams TV Star having appeared in both RTE
’s ‘The Craic Down Under’ and was selected on TG4
’s ‘The Underdogs’ team that narrowly lost to Dublin GAA
in 2003.
Gaelic football
Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...
er and Australian rules football
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er
Playing career
The Tulsk GAA & Dublin Demons clubman was the ruckmanRuckman
Ruckman may mean:*Ruckman, West Virginia*Ruckman *Peter Ruckman, Baptist minister and King James Only advocate*John Wilson Ruckman, famous American general...
on the Ireland national Australian rules football team which won the 2002 Australian Football International Cup
2002 Australian Football International Cup
The 2002 Australian Football International Cup was the inaugural international Australian rules football tournament held in Melbourne, Australia in 2002....
and was top scorer in the 2001 Atlantic Alliance Cup
Atlantic Alliance Cup
The Atlantic Alliance Cup is an international Australian rules football tournament run every 3 years. The inaugural tournament was in pitting clubs and national teams from the North Atlantic together....
when playing at Full Forward. He again operated in the Forward line in the 2008 Australian Football International Cup
2008 Australian Football International Cup
The 2008 Australian Football International Cup was the third time the Australian Football International Cup, an international Australian rules football competition, has been contested....
, reaching the semi finals. He returned with the team for a third time to help them reclaim the 2011 Australian Football International Cup
2011 Australian Football International Cup
The 2011 Australian Football International Cup is the fourth edition of the Australian Football International Cup, an international Australian rules football competition run by the Australian Football League....
title. Joe has also represented Victoria
Victoria
- Given name :* Victoria , word origin and list of people* Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, Empress of India * Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden * Victoria of Baden , the queen-consort of Sweden as wife of King Gustaf V...
in the Australasian GAA Championships. He is the teams TV Star having appeared in both RTE
RTE
RTÉ is the abbreviation for Raidió Teilifís Éireann, the public broadcasting service of the Republic of Ireland.RTE may also refer to:* Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, 25th Prime Minister of Turkey...
’s ‘The Craic Down Under’ and was selected on TG4
TG4
TG4 is a public service broadcaster for Irish language speakers. The channel has been on-air since 31 October 1996 in the Republic of Ireland and since April 2005 in Northern Ireland....
’s ‘The Underdogs’ team that narrowly lost to Dublin GAA
Dublin GAA
Dublin County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association , or Dublin GAA, is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Dublin. The county board is also responsible for the Dublin inter-county teams...
in 2003.